Happy

[stgulik]

This picture keeps appearing on my Facebook feed. For those of you on mobile, it's a little picture of a person (man?) with long black hair, wearing a dark-colored suit with cuffs, holding hands over eyes. The caption says, "You deserve to be happy." It's an ad for inexpensive therapy.



Let's leave aside the disturbing fact that Facebook's algorithm has diagnosed me as needing inexpensive therapy. Whenever I spot this ad out of the corner of my eye, it reminds me of young Severus Snape. Well, no, the hair's too good. It reminds me of a cosplaying young Severus Snape. And who deserves to be happy more than Severus Snape?

So if you feel like it, in the comments, write a 100-word drabble about Severus Snape in therapy. Bonus points if he doesn't exactly want to be there.

Comments

[mimimanderly.livejournal.com]

"Severus, you have been through more than any man should in such a short life. To put it bluntly - you need therapy."

His blue eyes twinkled ever so slightly. Gods! How I hated that twinkle!

"But one must be completely honest with one's therapist, or else it will be useless."

"True. No one else must know our secrets. And so, I must be your therapist…."

My bowels tightened in defiance even as his eyes held mine, and I found my taciturn self speaking… and speaking… and I could not tell him enough.

[stgulik.livejournal.com]

Mimi, my gosh. This made me shiver. Excellent.

[mimimanderly.livejournal.com]

Aw, thanks. I've always thought Dumbledore a bit of a Svengali.

[teddyradiator.livejournal.com]

Wow. Mimi, that was amazing. Aside from the fact it's wonderful seeing you here, drabbling, it is an incredible 100 words. I think you should post these on your feed as well. Stunning. I'm with Jules - this one made me shiver, and ache as well. For so many reasons.

[mimimanderly.livejournal.com]

I'm glad that Jules inspired me to actually write something. The fact that it was dark was gravy.